Critical Contrast: XCF Global Capital (SAFX) versus Its Peers

XCF Global Capital (NASDAQ:SAFX) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare XCF Global Capital to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for XCF Global Capital and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XCF Global Capital	1	2	1	0	2.00
XCF Global Capital Competitors	5861	26586	40194	2316	2.52

XCF Global Capital presently has a consensus target price of $0.70, suggesting a potential upside of 47.87%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 19.00%. Given XCF Global Capital’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe XCF Global Capital is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

52.3% of XCF Global Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of XCF Global Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

XCF Global Capital has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XCF Global Capital’s competitors have a beta of -3.80, meaning that their average share price is 480% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares XCF Global Capital and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
XCF Global Capital	$20.82 million	$74.02 million	-2.49
XCF Global Capital Competitors	$10.64 billion	$5.52 billion	1.75

XCF Global Capital’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than XCF Global Capital. XCF Global Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares XCF Global Capital and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XCF Global Capital	-397.43%	-230.36%	-14.70%
XCF Global Capital Competitors	-469.27%	7.01%	6.06%

Summary

XCF Global Capital competitors beat XCF Global Capital on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

XCF Global Capital Company Profile

XCF Global Capital Inc. is a player in decarbonizing the aviation industry through Sustainable Aviation Fuel. XCF Global Capital Inc., formerly known as Focus Impact BH3 Acquisition Company, is based in RENO, NV.